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Birthday 



Gems 



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THDAY 




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Copyright 1888. 

Hard & Parsons, 

New York. 



^L0SS6MING trees, and birds and 

brooks, 

^Dunspine and powers aay, 
PKabe bappy, make trappy \\)e beautiful 

l?ours, 
yil in your own sweet way. 

^Sway your trees in tpe momma breeze, 
^Scatter your blossoms down ; 

I \ustle your leaves, w b d e tl?e sunliar>t s 

sl^een 
t^oldens your silken aown. 



qOtND sina, birds! — aive to ti;e day 

\)e clint of your piumaae rare 
ripe and twitter, and chernly sine, 
(ipill melody fill t[?e air. 



(§j)nll little broobs, on your aladsome wav, 

I rattle alona your flow ; 
While the ripples dance, and pebbles 

alance, 

Wnd the wild flowers lauah as 
you ao. 



ovVND sunbeams tnppma witl? liar)fsome 



step 



rrily to and fro, 

lipid ^b e flowers, and tip tpe stream 

Wit 9 sparkles, all aalow. 

Wnd all you dainty flowers, wear 

Y our loveliest aowns to-day ; 

Wit I? sweetest breatl? of perfume lade 
Gspye breezes for tpeir way. 



"SEa alad and beautiful all tr;inas fan 
(gp\)e cr;ensr;ed day proclaim, 
Por each returnma year, a pearl 
Wdds to tr;e aolden cr;am, 



(^)bat binds a aentle one to eartr; ; 

©o tben in love unite 
Witr; all of eartr; most beautiful, 

(©o mar^e r;er birthday bnabt. 

Annie C. McQueen. 



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